Reengineering the Furniture Industry in Egypt to Help Improve its Export Capability: A System Dynamics View

摘要

The furniture industry around the world is undergoing a period of rapid globalization. With the rapid globalization of the furniture industry and the competitive pressures of imports, a nation had to find a way to stay competitive. The furniture Industry in Egypt experience a lot of weaknesses and constraints that limited the industry growth and hence its export. Most importantly, are the quality, delivery delays and others that are rooted fundamentally into the current structure of the industry. The objective of the paper is to propose group of policies that might help reengineer the Egyptian furniture industry. As outcomes of the research, the authors have suggested two group of policies based on the scale of the furniture manufacturer using a time framework approach. A system dynamic methodology has been used to conceptualize the dynamics of the furniture industry in Egypt, and hence propose macro solutions to the observed problems by the researchers. So, the research follows a qualitative paradigm that needs quantification in future phases of the research.